CUPE Local 79, representing around 30,000 Toronto city workers, has set a strike deadline for 12:01 a.m. Monday if negotiations for a new contract do not reach an agreement. The union's president emphasized that they are making one last effort for a deal. City Manager Paul Johnson outlined that essential city services will remain operational, with some closures like recreation centers and city-run childcare, while contingency plans are in place to manage key services during a potential strike.
We are making one final effort to get a deal said Nas Yadollahi, president of CUPE Local 79, in a statement. "If there is no agreement by 12:01am on Monday morning, we are on strike."
City Manager Paul Johnson said most services would continue in some capacity in the event of a strike, but most recreation centres and all city-run child-care centres would close.
In the event of a labor disruption, Johnson said the city would not charge families for city-run daycare spots and would refund fees for recreational programming.
Johnson also stated that other key services like long-term care facilities, emergency services, and garbage collection would continue to operate.
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